Mikko Rantanen hat trick not nearly enough, Avalanche open with dud in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — The Colorado Avalanche is working with a thinner margin for error to start the 2024-25, but no missing forwards would have made up for the deficiencies on…
Avalanche, even with Nathan MacKinnon at his peak, faces season of remarkable uncertainty
Hockey is a constant pursuit of controlling a chaotic, unpredictable environment.The Colorado Avalanche is fortunate to start this season with three of the best players in the world — a…
Keeler: Avs wasted Nathan MacKinnon’s MVP season last winter. Will they waste another waiting out Val Nichushkin, Gabe Landeskog?
The MVP deserves better than MIA.Valeri Nichushkin, wherever he is, turns 30 in March. The Avs have learned how to live, and even thrive, without him. The Postseason Avs have…
Avalanche Journal: Some certain-to-be-correct 2024-25 NHL predictions
The 2024-25 NHL season began this past weekend with a couple of games in Prague, but league play begins in earnest in the coming days.It should be a fascinating season.…
What would a career year look like for Cale Makar? “I don’t even know what a ceiling would be for him”
When Cale Makar danced through the Winnipeg Jets for one of the prettiest postseason goals in franchise history, he pointed to the moment during the sequence when he felt luck…
Avalanche Journal: Will Jared Bednar keep his superstar forwards together? He’d like to, even with key guys missing
Jared Bednar has been answering questions about the positives and negatives of playing his superstar forwards, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen, together versus apart, for several seasons.The start to this…
Ten biggest questions for Colorado Avalanche as training camp begins
Not a lot has changed for the Colorado Avalanche since its 2023-24 season came to an abrupt end in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in May.The Avs…
Top prospect Calum Ritchie could be intriguing option for Avalanche with key forwards missing
Plenty has changed for Calum Ritchie in the past year, but his importance to the Colorado Avalanche remains the same.Ritchie is the organization’s top prospect. He’s the best chance for…